Major Incident Manager Job Trends

Major Incident Manager
UK

The median Major Incident Manager salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 785 675 782
Rank change year-on-year -110 +107 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Major Incident Manager 16 6 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.015% 0.012% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.014% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 9 6 4
10th Percentile £61,850 £26,375 £51,625
25th Percentile £61,875 £41,750 £52,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £43,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +60.92% -30.40% +38.89%
75th Percentile £75,000 £46,563 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,500 £70,375 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £69,375 £43,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +59.48% -30.40% +38.89%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 103,497 43,997 75,693
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.82% 89.68% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 71,228 25,950 47,905
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,169 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £74,258 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,159
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -4.76%

Major Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Major Incident Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Major Incident Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Major Incident Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Major Incident Manager job vacancies in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Major Incident Manager over the 6 months to 4 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Major Incident Manager in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Major Incident Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 4 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -89 13 £75,000 +44.93% 3
UK excluding London -100 13 £69,375 +59.48% 5
Work from Home -38 10 £80,000 +627.27%
North of England - 6 £85,000 -
North East - 4 - -
London -50 3 £70,000 +35.27%
Northern Ireland -85 3 £63,750 +46.55% 2
Midlands - 2 £85,000 - 1
West Midlands - 2 £85,000 - 1
North West - 2 £85,000 -
South East - 1 - - 2
East of England - 1 £75,000 -

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 September 2026, Major Incident Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Major Incident Manager in the job title.

1 15 (93.75%) Incident Management
1 15 (93.75%) ITIL
1 15 (93.75%) Major Incident Management
2 12 (75.00%) ITSM
3 11 (68.75%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (68.75%) Service Management
4 10 (62.50%) Problem Management
5 8 (50.00%) Security Cleared
6 7 (43.75%) SC Cleared
7 5 (31.25%) Coaching
8 4 (25.00%) Customer Experience
8 4 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
8 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
8 4 (25.00%) DevOps
8 4 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (25.00%) Process Improvement
8 4 (25.00%) Service Delivery
8 4 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (25.00%) YouTube
9 3 (18.75%) Microsoft
9 3 (18.75%) People Management
9 3 (18.75%) Power BI
9 3 (18.75%) Power Platform
9 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (18.75%) Release Management
9 3 (18.75%) ServiceNow
9 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
10 2 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
10 2 (12.50%) Business Continuity
10 2 (12.50%) Change Management

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (18.75%) Power Platform
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (18.75%) Power BI
General
1 8 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (25.00%) Banking
2 4 (25.00%) Finance
2 4 (25.00%) Law
3 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (18.75%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (93.75%) Incident Management
1 15 (93.75%) ITIL
1 15 (93.75%) Major Incident Management
2 12 (75.00%) ITSM
3 11 (68.75%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (68.75%) Service Management
4 10 (62.50%) Problem Management
5 5 (31.25%) Coaching
6 4 (25.00%) Customer Experience
6 4 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
6 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
6 4 (25.00%) DevOps
6 4 (25.00%) Process Improvement
6 4 (25.00%) Service Delivery
6 4 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (18.75%) People Management
7 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (18.75%) Release Management
8 2 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
8 2 (12.50%) Proactive Management
Qualifications
1 8 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (43.75%) SC Cleared
3 4 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
4 2 (12.50%) Degree
5 1 (6.25%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) YouTube
2 3 (18.75%) Microsoft
2 3 (18.75%) ServiceNow